The consequences of offering fee-based services in a medical library.
Fee-based services may influence, both subtly and dramatically, the operation of a medical library. Fears that have been raised about the consequences of fee-based services are recalled and applied to the context of medical librarianship. Specifically covered are the effects of fee-based services on service to traditional user groups, collection development, interlibrary cooperation, and management style. The discussion includes references to the program of fee-based services offered by the New York Academy of Medicine Library.
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New York Academy of Medicine Library, NY 10029.
D005249:Fees and Charges; D007256:Information Systems / Q000191:economics; D007379:Interlibrary Loans / Q000191:economics; D007993:Libraries, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007999:Library Services / Q000191:economics*; D009519:New York City